Connecticut wrapper · Medium
Don Lino Connecticut: flavour profile and cigars like it
Don Lino Connecticut is a handmade cigar made in the Dominican Republic. Its published strength is medium. It has a Connecticut wrapper grown in Ecuador and filler from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and the United States. The tasting notes in our sources point to herbs, cream, earth and pepper.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Southern Draw Morning Glory and Maria Mancini Classic.
What does Don Lino Connecticut taste like?
- hay and herbs
- cream and nuts
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Ecuador Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Binder | Dominican Olor |
| Filler | Dominican Olor and Criollo 98; Nicaragua; Pennsylvania Broadleaf |
| Strength | Medium as published by cigaraficionado.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Dominican Republic |
| Made by | Miami Cigar & Company, producer and distributor |
| Sizes | Robusto 5×50 · Toro 5.5×54 · Gran Toro 6×60 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- Cigar Aficionado panel (cigaraficionado.com): 88 points, Robusto, 5 x 50 (2021)In our words: The review described mild, nutty smoke with grass and amaretto.
- Dramfinder (dramfinder.net): 86 points, Robusto, 5 x 50In our words: Earth and hay led. The final third added pepper and barbecue notes.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Don Lino Connecticut
The line. Miami Cigar announced Connecticut in June 2021. It shipped in September 2021. es.halfwheel.com
The brand. Miami Cigar & Co. began in 1989. Its founders were Mariana and Nestor Miranda. Miami Cigar distributed Don Lino. Africa was reblended by A.J. Fernandez in 2019. famous-smoke.com
Cigars like Don Lino Connecticut
- Southern Draw Morning GloryClosest matchConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cream and nuts, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Maria Mancini ClassicAlso fitsWrapper style not published · MediumMore cream and nuts, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- Kristoff CameroonAlso fitsCameroon wrapper · MediumAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more earth and leather, less pepper and spice, about the same strength.
- La Aurora 1495Also fitsWrapper style not published · Medium to medium-fullAlso made in the Dominican Republic, more cedar and wood, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
- A.J. Fernandez Enclave ConnecticutOne step furtherConnecticut wrapper · MediumSame Connecticut wrapper family, more cedar and wood, less earth and leather, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Don Lino Connecticut as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.